Baseball Betting 101
Baseball betting can be one of the better
odd games at a casino/sportsbook. Unlike other sports such as football
& basketball, baseball has many different changing variables that can
help bettors pick winners. Over the course of 162 games, trends can begin
to develop. Here’s a primer on baseball betting, how it works and a few
of the inside tricks you can use to bring home the bucks. From the writers
of baseballspreads.com
MONEY LINES (betting sides)
If you are new to betting baseball
one of the first things that you will notice is that there is no point
spreads involved. Betting baseball involve odds that are represented as
a Money Line. Money Lines are odds expressed in terms of a dollar so if
you bet a Favorite you will lay more than a dollar in order to win a dollar
and if you bet an underdog you will wager a dollar to win more than a dollar.
Baseball betting lines are expressed as a dollar with cents and sometimes
the decimal will be used. Odds of -1.55 and -155 are the same thing. A
favorite that is -155 means that you have to bet 155 to win 100. On the
opposite side if one were to bet an underdog at +135 you would only have
to bet 100 to win 135. So simply put the favorite is always a minus and
the underdog will always be a plus.
Don't let anyone tell you it doesn't
matter where you bet baseball. Baseball betting lines are not created equal.
Smart baseball bettors will only play a "Dime Line" or a 10-cent line which
offers the player the most value for their baseball gambling dollar.
In a game carrying a dime line, a
minus -155 favorite would be paired with an underdog of plus +145. If that
same game had a 20-cent line, the underdog would get back only +135. Ten
cents on the dollar can easily add up to hundreds or thousands of dollars
over the course of a baseball season. Even if you consider yourself a small
bettor you should always us a sportsbook that offers a true "Dime Line"
PITCHERS
As the pitcher is one of the most
important positions, the line or odds are based largely by the starting
pitchers listed. Taking this into account you have four options when betting
baseball.
Listed Pitcher - A baseball bet is
made on a game stating listed pitchers and both of the listed pitchers
must start the game. A pitcher is determined to have made a start after
he throws the opening pitch for his team. If one, or both, of the listed
pitchers do not start the game, the bet has no action and the bettors’
money is refunded.
Specify team pitcher- A baseball
bet is made placing a bet specifying just the pitcher starting for the
team you are betting on. As long as the pitcher starts for the team you
have bet, you have action on the game, no matter or not the opposing teams
listed pitcher starts. If the opposing team's pitcher doesn't start, this
usually means that a new price is determined for the game.
Team Action- If you bet on a team
with normal action, than the bet is valid regardless of a change in starting
pitchers for either team. The odds may be adjusted if there is a change
in the listed pitchers.
Team action against listed pitcher-
In this situation a bet can be made on a team and the bet is good regardless
of whether or not the listed pitcher starts for that team as long as the
listed pitcher for the other team does in fact start the game.
TOTALS
Baseball totals are fairly straightforward
like football or hockey. The total refers to the number of runs both teams
score for the entire game. This also includes extra innings if the game
goes past 9 innings. Both listed pitchers must start for a total bet to
have action. If one, or both, of the listed pitchers do not start, then
a bet on the game total has no action, and all bets are refunded.
RUN LINES
The run line involves a team getting
1 1/2 runs (the underdog) while the favorite must win by more than 1 1/2
runs. A money line is also with to the 1 1/2 runs. For a favorite to win
on the run line, the team must then win by 2 runs. The odds on a favorite
will usually be a plus number because the team must win by at least 2 runs.
The money line attached to the team getting 1 1/2 runs will usually be
a minus number because the team can still lose by one run and still be
a winning bet. The same rules that apply for totals apply for run lines:
listed pitchers must start, and the game can not be called early.
Here is and example of a Run Line
Red Sox - 1 1/2 +120 NY Mets + 1
1/2 - 150
If you bet the Red Sox would win
by 2 runs or more you would win $1.20 for every $1.00 bet
If you bet that the Mets would win
or they can lose by less than two runs you will have to risk $1.50 for
every $1.00 you want to win.
We hope that this has given you some
basic knowledge for betting baseball. Simply but the two most important
things are to shop around for the best odds and of pick more winners than
losers.
For more info, tips, tricks and FREE
daily baseball picks, head over to baseballspreads.com
Matthias Koster is a writer for Baseball
Betting Tips Picks, an free information site with Baseball
Betting Lines Odds, and the betting lines. Free picks are at http://www.baseballspreads.com
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